Salmon

Salmon
Salmon
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Real-world info
	Name: Oncorhynchus keta; (chum salmon); Family: Salmonidae (salmons and trouts)
Main appearances
	DnM AC e+ WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Name in other languages サケ; 연어; Salmone; Lachs 鲑鱼; Saumon; Salmón; Zalm 鮭魚; Saumon; Salmón; Лосось

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(30) Stringfish

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New Horizons fish
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The Salmon is a freshwater fish in the Animal Crossing series that appears in all games. It appears in the mouth of rivers all day during September and sells for 700 Bells beginning in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#25

"I caught a salmon! And it made it all the way back here! Now, I feel bad."

Time of year	Sep
Time of day	All day
Location	River (mouth)
Shadow size	Large
Selling price	650 Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

In Wild World[edit]

#27

"I caught a salmon! Welcome back!"

Description	They are famous for their roe. Their flesh is pink, but they're white fish.
Time of year	Sep
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	River (mouth)
Shadow size	Large
Fish size	90 cm
Rarity	Very common
Selling price	700 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk[edit]

#28

"I caught a salmon! Now we're jammin'!"

Description	These creatures split their lives between freshwater and seawater.
Time of year	Sep
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	River (mouth)
Shadow size	Large
Fish size	About 36 in.
Rarity	Very common
Selling price	700 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf[edit]

#30

"I caught a salmon! Oh, that's slammin'!"

Time of year	Sep
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	River (mouth)
Shadow size	Large
Fish size	90 cm
Rarity	Very common
Selling price	700 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp[edit]

#56

Event availability	Fishing Tourney #10
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Large
Fish size	75.2 cm - 104.8 cm
Rarity	★★
Catch rate	Cannot be caught at this time.
Selling price	300 Bells
Request reward	1,500 Bells, 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)

In New Horizons[edit]

#31

"I caught a salmon! It's all upstream from here!"

Time of year	North: Sep South: Mar
Time of day	All day
Location	River (mouth)
Shadow size	Large
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny: 700 Bells C.J.: 1,050 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum[edit]

As with all fish and bugs in the Animal Crossing series, the Salmon can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers. During the donation, Blathers will say the following about the Salmon:

In Animal Crossing[edit]

"Even run-of-the-mill common fish are valuable resources, you see. All part of the grand tapestry, wot! We will take excellent care of this fellow, oh yes. You can rest assured. Excellent care, indeed."

The Salmon can be found in the back with the sea fish of the fish exhibit.

In Wild World[edit]

"Salmon grilled over hot coals... Delicious. I say, grilling and eating outdoors simply cannot be beat, eh wot?"

The Salmon can be found in the first room of the fish exhibit in the second tank.

In City Folk[edit]

"Ahh... A salmon? Yes, quite! Everyone knows that salmon swim upstream to spawn... But did you know they don't eat for the entirety of their journey? Indeed! Salmon must enjoy pushing themselves to the limit... I hereby dub them the pro athletes of the river!"

The Salmon can be found in the large left tank on the first level of the fish exhibit.

In New Leaf[edit]

"Salmon are popular migratory fish that are born in rivers, migrate to oceans, and return in four years. In Japan, flavored salmon eggs are a very popular dish called ikura, but it hasn't caught on in the US. In rare cases, salmon will only stay in the ocean for one or two years before coming back. These fish are known as 'phantom fish' since they're so hard to find in the wild. Their characteristic pink color comes from the shrimp and krill they get in their diet. If they are differently, their flesh would be white."

In New Horizons[edit]

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"Ah, salmon... Did you know their coloration is due specifically to their diet? Indeed, this is the case! The more they fill their diet with crustaceans such as krill and shrimp, the deeper shade of pink they are. If they ate a bushel of carrots, might they turn orange?"

Once donated to the museum, the Salmon can be found in the lower level of the waterfall tank with the King Salmon and the Sturgeon.

Gallery[edit]

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Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: City Folk
(data-rendered model)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

A real-life Chum Salmon.

The Chum Salmon (also known as the Keta Salmon, Dog Salmon, and Silverbrite Salmon) is a species of salmon that mainly inhabits the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Like many other salmon, after spending their life wandering the oceans they travel to the brackish water of river-mouths to spawn. Because the salmon have become so used to the salt water of the sea, they deteriorate rapidly after spawning and die. Oddly enough, they often return to the freshwater area that they spawned from initially.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.